Here's how students can save cash when upgrading to Windows 8 Pro

Tomorrow may be the last day to snag the early bird upgrade price on Windows 8 Pro, but students have a bit of wiggle room going forward.

For whatever reason if you were planning on upgrading your PC to Windows 8 Pro, you should do it now and lock in that sweet $40 upgrade fee, because it goes up to $200 for Pro. However, students can wing it for $69.99 starting February 1st in the US with staggered roll outs depending on your location.

Being a student has its fair share of ups and downs. Some of the big ups include getting an education, booze, undergrads, and more undergrads. While the downs are mostly limited to no money, no money, and even less money. One perk is the ability to get software on the cheap and Windows 8 Pro will be no exception.

We already mentioned that qualified students can get the Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition at a reasonable $69.99 (hold your laughs) here in the United States starting February 1st. Here is how the rest of the roll out looks for dates and locations.

In addition to offering students Windows 8 Pro at a discount, Microsoft will kick off a ‘Windows Campus Tour’ on February 18th that travels to over 150 university campuses in the U.S.

Of course there is a fine print, this offer is only for eligible students, faculty and staff. It requires verification of that eligibility prior to purchase. Hit up the source link below if this offer is something you’re interested in. But really, take advantage of the $40 offer today before its too late.

Buy the 39.99 upgrade before the end of this month from the Windows site, during the process there is a space for a Promo code. Go to this site: http://windowsupgradeoffer.com/ and fill it out with a purchase date in Dec 2012 or Jan 2013 and you will get an email for the discount to use in the Promo Code field mentioned above. You can save this upgrade to an ISO file to install as a fresh setup or as an upgrade so there is no problem there.

Hi, Some sites mention that Jan 31st is last day for upgrading to Win 8 Pro, But the site http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-IN/Home/ProgramInfo says 28 Feb 2013(Under Key Date section). I already got my promo code But unable to purchase the upgrade as payment method only supports Credit card and Paypal. I only have a Debit card. Am i still eligible for the upgrade before Feb 28th. However i will try to get my credit card ready. Please suggest.

Ohh really.! I tried with my debit card but failed. It's already 23:30 here i think i am unlucky. But still i am curious to know about date mentioned 28feb in microsoft site. Any idea ? Thanks of replying